Monday, July 1, 2019

Jordan's Stretching Exercises




4-H Health Fitness Inspector, Jordan Adams, teaches three stretching exercises with Vice President, Baushah Adams.            

Friday, November 16, 2018

Past Events 2018: Answer Me (Movie Premier Date)


On April 28, 2018, Vice President - Caleb, Club Member - Gabby Perkins, 2nd Vice President - Baushah Adams and Club Member - Jordan Adams all starred in the independent short film; Answer Me. The short film has previous played at the Austin Film Society Cinema. The next screening will take place at the 2019 Austin Film Festival. 

Sunday, April 15, 2018

Bethany 4-H club showcase their huge sweet potato at 2018 East Austin Garden Fare






The exhibit showcased the club's home grown sweet potato, as well as five of it's re-grown stems and an aloe plant. The scene was complete with a 19 week slideshow document that displayed the growth cycle of the huge spud, which can be viewed by clicking the link below. The secondary link will display in formation about Aloe plants.

19 week sweet potato document.

Aloe Vera Plant Information.

Monday, October 23, 2017

The Bethany 4-H Club reunite after a long summer


The club comes together once again to trim the garden at Oak Springs Villas

         







"We had a lot of new coming members that came to help"- Vice President, Caleb Adams.














Tuesday, June 20, 2017

Garden Info and Tips by Mrs. Jean Love El Harim


Our friend and partner Mrs Jean Love of Capital Area Master Naturalist has a few pointers to notify in regards to our garden. The notes given are about the best times to water our garden and information on our new yellow plant friend that has grown.

"As for watering, I think early morning is best. It gives the plants a
> cool drink before the heat of the day.
> 
> Watering in the evening would certainly better than in the heat of
> midday, but it stays hot right into the night these days, and some
> plants tend to get powdery mildew if their leaves stay wet too long,
> as they might if the watering is very late in the day."
> 

"That said, if I see a plant wilting from lack of water, I will water
> it, no matter what time of day. Just need to be careful not to get
> water on the leaves in bright sun--the water droplets can act like
> magnifying glasses and actually burn the plant."

Yellow Flower Update
"That pretty plant with the yellow
> flowers and gigantic burrs is a buffalo nightshade, a plant that some
> people consider a really mean weed. But, if anyone asks why we let it
> grow, we can tell them that it has beautiful flowers, the seeds are
> important dove and quail food, and it is an extremely hardy native".
> 
> Here's a link to more information about it:

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